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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 17,1979
Hallowell
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Agriculture by the Senate
Tuesday evening; and was
sworn into office on Friday.
Hallowell, 50, says he has a
strong desire to hear what
farmers have to say, adding
that he believes such an
attitude will help him be the
most effective secretary. He
wants to provide the services
that they want and need, he
says.
During a recent interview
with Lancaster Farming,
Hallowell indicated em
phatically that “serving
under (Governor) Dick
Thornburgh is an extreme
opportunity for me and for
farmers. He (the governor)
is interested m farmers and
we'have an opportunity to
affect what the government
is doing.”
Governor Thornburgh,
says Hallowell, recognizes
the importance of
agriculture in Pennsylvania
and has requested the
secretary of agriculture to
establish a good relationship
between farmers and
government. “Both the
governor and I view the
Department of Agriculture
as an important part of state
government,” he added.
“The governor has
requested us to go out and do
more listening than
talking,” Hallowell con
tinued, again emphasizing
the administration’s desire
for good communications
and mutual understanding.
Looking into the past,
rather than the future,
Hallowell remarked that he
considered former
Agriculture Secretary Kent
Shelhamer to have a
philosophy very close to
Governor Thornburgh’s as
well as his own. He noted
that even though Penn
sylvania’s government has
been riddled with scandals
and corruption, the
Department of Agriculture
has its integrity intact.
Hallowell says that he has
found no evidence of
dishonesty in his Depart
ment,'a fact which nurioi»
Shelhamer’s leadership. -
Shelhamer has indicated m
an earlier interview with
Lancaster Farming that
some questionable and
objectionable activities were
going on within the
Department when he first
took office in February of
. 1977.
Hallowell looks at his job
with optimism and en
thusiasm. But he also
acknowledges it might be
easy to “get tangled up” in
the paper work and
regulations involved in
government burreaucracy.
Making prodecures easier is
one of his objectives, ne
added.
While Hallowell is hopeful
about the work of his office,
he is just as buoyant about
the future of farming. “I’m
optimistic about farming for
the very reason that I know
it can be successful,” said
the Bucks County dairy
farmer. He is head of a
family which owns a 290-
acre farm and 170 head of
Holstein dairy cattle.
“There’s all this talk about
not being able to buy farms,
etc., but it’s being done all
the time,” Hallowell ex
claimed. “It takes hard
work and family
cooperation. And you can’t
be afraid to go into debt...but
you have to be able to
manage your finances,
that’s extremely im
portant,” he added.
Hallowell, a graduate of
Penn State University with a
degree in agricultural
economics, has been far
ming on his own since 1951.
He and his wife, Marion,
purchased their own farm in
1956. His agricultural roots
go back much farther than
that however. His children
represent the 12th
generation to be involved in
Bucks County farming. His
ancestors were among the
founders of Philadelphia and
Pennsylvania, having come
to the New World in 1683. His
Quaker ancestry continues
to show through in that his
family is very close-knit.
The Hallowells have four
children:
Penrose Jr., 26, is a Penn
State University graduate
with a degree in en
vironmental resource
management.
Jim, 24, is a partner in the
home farm, and an
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noticable pride.
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assi osing the goals and
philosophies of Governor
Thornburgh, Hallowell says:
“We want to get the
economy moving again and
restore honesty to govern
ment. I don’t expect to have
all the answers-nor do I
expect to tell farmers what
to do. But I do want to hear
from farmers, identify
problems, and then supply
positive help.”
Two of the issue which
concern Hallowell are the
alleged needs for better land
use planning and a milk
marketing security fund. He
says both topics are much
talked about, but little is
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